Ethical Data Initiative
The Ethical Data Initiative is a non-partisan platform fostering open discussions on data ethics. We focus on equity and engagement across different domains of data work for public interest.
The increasing reliance on and importance of data in our everyday lives raises numerous ethical concerns, from the individual to the global level. From questions of privacy to issues of data access, data feudalism, or data sovereignty, the constantly evolving data space poses a range of questions that require broad, open, and inclusive discussions.
The Ethical Data Initiative is a joint initiative coordinated by the University of Exeter and the TUM Think Tank; a non-partisan platform fostering open discussions on data ethics, with a focus on equity and engagement across different domains of data work for public interest.
The initiative is built on policy and networking, education, and engagement to bring together experiences, foster discussions, and apply data ethics across various disciplines and sectors. We build on extensive experience in teaching and researching responsible data work in partnership with a wide network of collaborators around the globe. Our team comprises staff across the University of Exeter and TUM.
Academic contributors include diverse fields ranging from philosophy to law, data science, AI ethics, public policy, and technical education, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the EDI. Non-academic contributors include public administration, small and medium enterprises, regional/national/transnational organisations and other social groups invested in ethical data work.
If you would like to get involved with the Ethical Data Initiative, please contact us via our website here.
